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Gates is a small town of 4,691 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 100 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,691people
$169kTypical home
$1,642/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
100"Snow
122Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,691
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,370 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Rochester, NY
- 4 mi to Rochester, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $1,642/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 74 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 100" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,348 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ROC airport
- 3 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 195 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 656 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: D+19 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.